The Push Buttons And The Choice Of The Styles; The Push Buttons And The Choice Of The Voices - KETRON SD1 User Manual

T T i i m m b b r r e e s s e e l l e e c c t t e e d d a a n n d d v v o o l l u u m m e e : : To change the timbre in use on the Right lead section use the VOICES push buttons relative to the single group
or the USER VOICES push button. The pair of RIGHT VOLUME push buttons are used to modify the volume of the timbre.
Second Voices: This indicates a second timbre to be overlapped on the Right lead section. It is entered using the 2ND VOICE push button.
S S p p l l i i t t p p o o i i n n t t a a n n d d t t r r a a n n s s p p o o s s e e : This indicates the note to the right of which the lead or Right section dedicated to the right hand plays. To the left
on the other hand the part of keyboard used to acknowledge the chords for the arranger and for the notes to be played in the Lower section
with the left hand are situated. The modification is achieved using the SPLIT push button as already described previously. Transp. This indi-
cates the transpose semitones that can be modified using the CURSOR + and CURSOR - push buttons. When a double dash is displayed trans-
position is not present.
T T e e m m p p o o a a n n d d b b e e a a t t o o f f t t h h e e s s t t y y l l e e : : This indicates the current Tempo of the Arranger. Use the PAGE + and PAGE – push buttons to modify it. The beat
indicator is used to avoid visually loosing the rhythm of the style being played.
C C h h o o r r d d : : This indicates the chord currently being played. To change it play another chord on the part of keyboard to the left of the Split point.
Volume cursors of the main sections of the keyboard These graphically display, with absolute value, the state of the volume of the Drums, Bass,
Chord, Orchestral, Lower and Right sections, the value of which can be directly modified using the pair of VOLUME push buttons.
To modify the display contrast turn the CONTRAST wheel on the control panel.
A set of functions corresponds to each function push button F1/F10, in the main page of the display, which can be directly accessed by press-
ing the relative push button.
F1 GM: This selects the menu with the parameters relative to the single MIDI parts of the sixteen offered by the standard General MIDI.
F2 EFFECT: This is used to rapidly modify the Reverbs and to enable the modulation effects and also to access the single parameters of the
single effects.
F3 UTILITY: This controls the overall parameters of the keyboard and the physical controllers.
F4 ARRANGE MODE: This is used to gain access to the parameters dedicated to the Arranger when playing live.
F5 ARRANGE VIEW: Four menu pages offer the possibility to re-program the timbres, volumes and effects of each single section of the Arranger.
F6 MIDI: Via the sub-menus access is gained to the programming of MIDI events even in transmission and reception mode and to the assign-
ment function of the MIDI channels to each single section of the keyboard.
F7 EDIT VOICE/DRAWBARS: This is used to modify the main parameters relating to the timbre such as the envelope, the filter and the modula-
tions. When the LED of the DRAWBAR push button is lit, access can be gained to the programming function and display of the single Draw
bars to create new organ sounds by pressing the EDIT VOICE/DRAWBARS push button from the main page of the display.
F8 EDIT PROGRAM: This is used to program or modify the parameters relative to the four timbres that can be used at the same time for the
lead section.
F9 EDIT DRUM: For the drum tracks and not only. This group of functions is dedicated to the programming of a complete drum kit, of which
up to two samples can be indicated for each key of the keyboard.
F10 MICRO EDIT: This is related to the use of microphones and to the two relative inputs with the possibility to modify the volume and the entity
of the various effects (Send).

THE PUSH BUTTONS AND THE CHOICE OF THE STYLES

Twelve push buttons are used to call up just as many groups of styles directly from the control panel. When a group is selected the display shows
five styles to the left and another five to the right. To enable a style simply press the relative function push button at the side of the display.
Considering that the SD1 offers more than ten styles per group, the user can move onto the next pages either using the PAGE + and PAGE –
push buttons or by pressing the push button relative to the group of styles in use again. When the SD1 reaches the last page of styles available,
the user can return to the first page by pressing the push button relative to the group of styles again and not the PAGE + and PAGE – push
buttons. In some editing situations the twelve STYLES push buttons become numeric keys that are used to enter the value directly.

THE PUSH BUTTONS AND THE CHOICE OF THE VOICES

The two rows of eight push buttons called VOICES are used to call up timbres or Preset Voices (that cannot be modified by the musician) accord-
ing to the family to which they belong. When a family is selected with one push button the display shows five Voices to the left and five Voices
to the right, which can be enabled by pressing the function push button relative to that timbre. Considering that the SD1 offers more than ten
Voices per family, the user can move onto the next pages either using the PAGE + and PAGE – push buttons or by pressing the push button rel-
ative to the family of Voices in use again. When the SD1 reaches the last page of Voices available, the user can return to the first page of Voices
by pressing the push button relative to the family of Voices again and not the PAGE + and PAGE - push buttons.
The VOICES push buttons are not only used to call up the pre-set voices alone.
If the LED of the USER VOICE push button, i.e. of the bank of timbres that can be programmed by the user is activated, then the VOICES
push buttons call up the 128 User Voice timbres in groups of ten at a time.
If the LED of the DRAWBAR push button is lit, an organ timbre corresponds to each single VOICES push button.
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Owner's Manual SD1